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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trade Happens Between People

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together in groups to participate in a trading game. They are allowed to trade with different people in each round. They discover free and restricted trade.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anna's Dilemma

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a scenerio about people who lived in Germany during Nazi rule. As a class, they discuss the situations the character finds herself in and identify her responsiblities to her family. They answer discussion questions and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Interactions in the Habbo Hotel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine compare real life social interactions. They participate in an online website, interacting in pseudo real life activities. Students initiate conversations with others online. Students examine benefits and drawbacks to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make a Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whole Child: Parenting Skills

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities intended to develop both the growth of the child and the parenting skills of the adult. They role-play daily activities, manipulate dough, discuss the rights and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Memory Book - A Cooperative Learning Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students document sections of their life through pictures, stories, and video to create an English "memory book". They use photographs, video and edited video which includes their history, includes calculated growth, and genetic...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Cathy Cassidy Wordsearch

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search and scrambled word worksheet, students time themselves to see how long it takes to find the words at the bottom of the page and unscramble the words on the second page.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Site for Beautiful People Only

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Site for Beautiful People Only," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hugging, Kissing, and Shaking Hands

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students focus on the appropriate times for hugging, kissing, and shaking hands.  Students study the 9 pictures shown and match the occassion with each photo.  Students then use the given...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Love and Friendship

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Love and Friendship" by Emily Bronte, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Website
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Friendship

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what it takes to be a good friend? Talk about this with your friends and classmates with the help of the several questions and detailed notes provided at this website.
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Website
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Being Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are certain things you must do in order to be a good friend. Find a list of these things at this website as well as questions and activity ideas that will help you discuss friendship with classmates and family.
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
The official transcription of John Glenn's in-flight communication with Mission Control during his orbit around the earth in 1962.
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Handout
Childnet

Childnet: Online Sexual Harassment: Advice for Foster Carers

For Students 9th - 10th
The thing that is happening online but nobody talks about. The online world can be hugely beneficial for the young person you care for. It can help to build friendships, and reduce feelings of isolation but life online is not without its...
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Stair Case by Danielle Bruckert [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
Big Mac learns to face his fears, and to not judge by appearances, Little Dipper has fun helping Mac, and the both are happy to find friendship.
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Activity
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Lion and the Mouse"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Read this traditional fable of "The Lion and the Mouse" to learn that even little friends can do great things. Two illustrated versions are provided. Both include the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other has...